NMEA 2000 WiFi Gateway Install R29 Classic

[fishheadbarandgrill]

Upgraded my R29 Classic with a Wifi Gateway today. I picked the Navlink2 product (https://digitalyachtamerica.com/product/navlink2/). I purchased a NMEA 2000 connector and added the connector to the end of the NMEA 2000 backbone located in the hanging closet in the V-berth. the Navlink2 plugged into the connector. Took about 5 minutes. Now I have NMEA 2000 data riding on my iPad. Now with Navionics and Aqua Maps I display depth and AIS targets. This is a great upgrade since I'm running a 5000 series GPSMap chart plotter from 2011.

 

[CaspersCruiser]

I installed the same unit on my 2012 R27 a couple years ago. It is nice to have NMEA 2000 data on my iPads.

However, somewhere in the system, AIS data sent from the AIS receive capable Icom M506 VHF com radio is getting corrupted or the AIS message string is formatted in a way Aqua Maps or Navionics don’t like. The Class B targets Aqua Maps displays have random characters interspersed in the vessel name and the speed is 39 mph high. It doesn’t display ANY Class A targets. Navionics doesn’t display any AIS targets at all, Class A or B.

On the Garmin 5212 chartplotter, all AIS targets and accompanying data display fine.

What AIS receive capable radio are you using and does the AIS from it display correctly on both Aqua Maps and Navionics? This question will hopefully be moot in a few weeks. I am having a Garmin AIS 800 installed.